normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
book of poetry; The Classic of Poetry and The Classic of History (Chinese texts)
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody
annotation; explanatory note; comment
excellent poem; fine poetry
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
beginning student; beginner
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
not limited to; not just ...
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
novel; story; (work of) fiction
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
general; popular; common; typical
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
the place for; the time for; the level of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit